This week’s news that the Premier League has sold its three-year domestic television package for a record-shattering $7.7 billion dollars highlighted once again the dominant position the EPL has gained in the global game, which makes Major League Soccer’s most recent record deal look like spare change. But while the vast economic gulf between the […]

Barcelona's front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar (MSN) have doubled the production of Real Madrid forwards Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo (BBC) so far in 2015. During this latest stretch, Barcelona's MSN have scored 24 goals and added 18 assists; as compared to the 10 goals and 6 assists notched by […]

Liverpool are awaiting the results of a scan to discover the extent of Steven Gerrard's hamstring injury. The Reds captain came off in the second half of Tuesday's victory over Tottenham after complaining of tightness. "Unfortunately he felt his hamstring towards the end of the game and he is having a scan this morning and […]

Chelsea beat Everton 1-0 on Wednesday to maintain a seven-point lead at the top of the table. Here are our player ratings from the match. Chelsea Petr Cech – 8/10 Was a calming influence and made two spectacular saves – one in each half – from Romelu Lukaku to prevent his side from falling behind. […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted he was "not thinking about Chelsea" after seeing his side finally spark back into life. The reigning champions rediscovered their touch after four games without a win in the Barclays Premier League as they recorded a comfortable 4-1 victory at Stoke. Sergio Aguero struck twice – his first goals […]

Andy Carroll left St Mary's on crutches after West Ham impressively held out at Southampton despite Adrian's dismissal – a red card Sam Allardyce will be appealing. If the east London side felt robbed by Manchester United on Sunday, it was Saints this time ruing missed opportunities after dominating possession and the shot count. The […]

Louis van Gaal fears the public support he has received from Manchester United fans may be ebbing away. United bounced back from their drab 1-1 draw at West Ham by beating Burnley 3-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Chris Smalling scored twice and Robin van Persie converted from the penalty spot late on, but […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho threatened to walk out of his post-match media conference when asked about an apparent headbutt by Branislav Ivanovic on Everton's James McCarthy in the Premier League leaders' 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Willian struck a last-minute winner, but the main talking point occurred after Nemanja Matic thought he had scored four […]

There was a time, before Alex McLeish and Paul Lambert, when Aston Villa were in the position to dream about the Champions League. To dream about Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Villa Park against the best of Europe that would have reminded a lot of people about 1982 when they won the tournament. Martin O’Neill […]

Aston Villa have announced the departure of manager Paul Lambert. The 45-year-old replaced Alex McLeish in June 2012 but following a poor run of results, which have left Villa in the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League, the club announced they have parted company with the Scot. A statement on the club's official website […]

Steve Bower, one of the favorite Premier League commentators on NBC Sports, is back on the airwaves today as he announces the Chelsea-Everton game from Stamford Bridge alongside Lee Dixon. The match kicks off at 2:45pm ET on NBCSN, at the same time that 5 other Premier League matches start. Those can be watched on […]

Most fans would assume the winner of the Copa del Rey quarter-final between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona would go on to be the clear favorite for the remainder of the Spanish cup competition. And after Barcelona defeat Atletico over two legs, supporters and experts penciled in the Catalan club as the tournament's champions. Especially since the […]

The last time fans saw Diego Godin, the defender was celebrating Atletico Madrid's 4-0 defeat of rivals Real Madrid with his teammates. The Uruguayan played the entire match, even though he took an elbow from midfielder Sami Khedira in the 8th minute which left him on the ground and bleeding profusely from the nose. At the […]

Quick quiz: Which team from the Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference can best compete for the landmark 20th league title this season? Answer: It’s a trick question, of course. Far more likely that your 2015 title winner comes out of the West. That would be a re-configured West, one that was already stacked and packed before […]

Jürgen Klinsmann’s scouting of NASL games and continued selection of Minnesota United’s Miguel Ibarra has fueled speculation as to who else in he US 2nd Division NASL could warrant a call-up to the US Men's National Team squad. The first name on the lips of many that are knowledgeable about lower-division soccer in the United States […]